1. Abraham Lincoln2. Anyone on Titanic who gave up their place on a lifeboat to save someone else3. The firefighters and police officers who gave their lives saving others, especially on 9/114. Parents who adopt troubled or special needs children, like Barbara Curtis5. Joe Montana

1. Dr. Laura2. Ronn Owens (KGO Radio, San Francisco)3. Mel Gibson (even and especially now)4. Bill Clinton (clearly not in the "American Heroes" section, but fascinating nonetheless!)5. Simon Cowell (can he really be that grumpy and cynical all the time?)

There you are: my answers, for what they're worth. This was actually educational for me as I learned a lot about some of the "blesseds" that I did not know. I had to do some reasearch to answer that one!

This was a lot harder than it seemed, as many of the celebrities and authors I enjoy watching/reading I would not actually want to meet nor have a conversation with! Which should probably tell me something about how I spend my "entertainment" time...but I'll think about that later.

If anyone would like to fill this meme out for themselves, please do so either in the comments section here or on your own blog. I would love to see your answers too!

Major goof. I left Our Lady our of the list above. . . Sometimes when I think of "Saints" I leave out our Blessed Mother. My apologies. She goes to the top of this overcrowded list. This is the conversation I would love to hear:

1. Our Blessed Mother talking with St John, about the life of our Lord. How I would love to hear the stories of Christ that did not make it into scripture. What was he like as a toddler? at age 8? as a teen?

Hey Suz,I can't comment on the Saints, or those in the process but I can agree with Jay on listening in on a conversation about what Christ was like as a child. Was he as mischievious as Jeffrey, as sarcastic and witty as Hannah? Did his mother struggle with his bedtime as I struggle with Jeffrey? That would be most interesting!!:)